Bundoran, Co. Donegal scores 50/100 for quality of life, #103 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €212,500 (most €174,250–€273,750), it scores 71/100 for safety (44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,109 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 50/100 are measured across the F94 Eircode area, not Bundoran alone — an area that takes in much of DONEGAL. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
Ranked on quality of life alone — cost of living excluded, so the genuinely best areas rank top even though they cost more. Factor in price and Bundoran is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the F94 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Donegal). Neither is measured for Bundoran on its own.
2,109 people.
Population is for Bundoran itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
31st most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Bundoran, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Bundoran, Co. Donegal, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #103 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Bundoran scores 71/100 on safety, ~44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Bundoran over the last 24 months was €212,500, with most sales between €174,250 and €273,750 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Bundoran over the last 24 months was €212,500, most between €174,250 and €273,750 (Property Price Register).
Bundoran is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 19% → 15%, in line with nationally, prices up 7.2%.
About 5% of homes sold in Bundoran in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
30 planning applications were lodged within Bundoran in the last 12 months, covering 12 residential units (150 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Bundoran scores 83/100 for families and community.
Bundoran scores 20/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Bundoran is about 154 minutes by road from Galway.
Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated August 2026.